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Rich text section element

Fields​

FieldTypeDescriptionRequired?
typeStringThe type of sub-element; in this case, rich_text_section.Required
elementsObject []An array of rich text elements. Rich text elements include attachment_mention, broadcast, canvas, canvas_user_mention, canvas_message_unfurl, channel, citation, color, date, emoji, file, link, list_record, message_mention, salesforce_data_field, tag, team, text, user, usergroup, work_object_mention, workflow_mention.Required

Example​

An example of a rich_text_section block

{
    "blocks": [
        {
            "type": "rich_text",
            "elements": [
                {
                    "type": "rich_text_section",
                    "elements": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "Hello there, I am a basic rich text block!"
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "rich_text",
            "elements": [
                {
                    "type": "rich_text_section",
                    "elements": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "Hello there, "
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "I am a bold rich text block!",
                            "style": {
                                "bold": true
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "rich_text",
            "elements": [
                {
                    "type": "rich_text_section",
                    "elements": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "Hello there, "
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "I am an italic rich text block!",
                            "style": {
                                "italic": true
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "type": "rich_text",
            "elements": [
                {
                    "type": "rich_text_section",
                    "elements": [
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "Hello there, "
                        },
                        {
                            "type": "text",
                            "text": "I am a strikethrough rich text block!",
                            "style": {
                                "strike": true
                            }
                        }
                    ]
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

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